ニヒルnihiru

1. na-adjectivenihilistic

• Synonym虚無的きょむてきWrittenWritten register. Describes feeling that life or the world is empty, or nihilism as an idea; it lacks the cold, cool edge 「ニヒル」 carries.
• SynonymニヒリスティックWrittenWritten loanword for a nihilistic attitude or stance, leaning toward literary criticism; less typical than 「ニヒル」 as a word for a person's cold, cool air.
• Antonym楽天的らくてんてきNeutralNeutral. Means taking a positive, optimistic view of life; in one's outlook on life it is the direct opposite of the cold, detached 「ニヒル」.

Use 「ニヒル」 for a cold, detached attitude that treats everything as meaningless, often with a cool edge, as in 「ニヒルな笑み」. For the feeling that life is empty choose 「虚無的」; to talk about a nihilist stance, 「ニヒリスティック」; 「楽天的」 is its opposite.

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